The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-17

Out dCCOuutS, uut NIItIC pitIOHS hho"
they are indebted to us, we hope they
will not wait for Il personal dun, but
come forward and pay up without it.
West Point wisely wants fire COM
pany.
Mr.. Jesse F.. Bell lately died at Ben
tOnia.
West Point expects to cOmpress5O,-
600 bales of cotton.
Foraker, the bloody shirt fanatic of
Ohio, is in again.
Port Gibson is such a dead town it
draws the buzzards.
The 4. & NJ. College will graduate
two young ladies this session.
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The editors that can please every
body have all gone to Heaven.
Lexington has an apple tree that
produced two fine crops this year.
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Jasper county went Democratic last
week for the first time in many years.
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In Harrison county the straight
ticket won over Mongrels and Republic
cans.
1t is estimated that 1926, 100000 will
he paid for this seasons cotton
crop.
Postmaster G General Villas announces
that he will not accept the NicePres-
idencr.
Alcthia, little twin daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Lyell, died at
Wcsson last week
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Franklin county has elected No. l
corps of officials. See the official vote
given in another column.
John Mack, o cOlOred witness before
the L. 5. Court, died on the Capitol
grounds on Thursday last.
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Four negro school girls attacked
three white children in Vicksburg
lately. Interference prevented serious
trouble.
The Farmers Alliance, of MOntgOm-
cry county, has declared war against
the firm of GoOdhar, Love g. CO., of
Memphis.
II. L. Jackson, cOlored Republican,
was elected to the Legislature from
Rankin. This resulted from guarrels
among the Democrats.
As soon as Congress meets, Secreta-
ry Lamar will be appointed to the SUI
preme Bench, and Mr.. Villas to be
Secretary of the Interior.
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SIGNAL-CoPIAHAN: The PascagOu
la Democrats says "it takes mon
ay to run newspaper" Either friend
Mayors is mistaken, or nine-tenths of
the newspaper patrOnsare.
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The State Ledgers prize for the
handsomest young lady at the Macon
fair was awarded Miss Georgia Forte.
She has won lifetime subscription
to the Ledger.
The Daily Mississippian failed to
reach this Office one day this week and
every body about the establishment
from the editor chief to the office
cat was mad.
BY his disorganizing policy, Colonel
Frantzy, of the Brandon Republican,
has succeeded in electing Negro to
the Legislature from Rankin. We
hope the Colonel is now happy.
Elihu b. Washburu, ex-minister OF
France and one of the famous Wash
burne brothers who were in Congress
at the same time from three different
States, died recently at his sons resi-
dence in Chicago.
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Mr.. j. H. Davis, editor of the
Natchez Banner, has been granted
patent for a car-cOupler which can be
applied from the top of the ear or
or from the side or platform, thus OBJ
waiting the danger to human life.
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A correspondent who has seen some
reference to "donkey party" recent
" given in Jackson wants to know
what "dOnkey party" is. We are
unable to give the desired information
unless it is social gathering of the
jackson editors.
. In the free race in Amite county,
POLK Tolbert, an avowed whisky mar,
was elected Representative by small
plurality by the Prohibitionists divid-
ing their vote between two other can
didates. When il comes to elections
the whisky man is wiser in his day
and generation every time than the
Prohibitionist.